Kennst du wohl den Brunnen, der rinnt

Author: Eden Reeder Latta

Eden Reeder Latta, 1839-1915
Born: March 24, 1839, Haw Patch, In­di­a­na.
Died: Dec 21, 1915, Gut­ten­berg, Io­wa.
Buried: City cem­e­tery, Gut­ten­berg, Io­wa.
Boyhood friend of Wil­liam A. Og­den, Lat­ta taught for a time in the pub­lic schools of Coles­burg, Io­wa. He wrote over 1,600 songs and hymns in his life­time. His works in­clude:
The Ri­ver of Life (Bos­ton, Mass­a­chu­setts: Ol­iv­er Dit­son Com­pa­ny)
Sources:
Hall, pp. 173-75
Lyrics--
Away to the Woods
Beautiful Robe and Crown
Blessèd Be the Fount­ain
Bright Glo­ry to Come
Can Je­sus See and Hear?
Come to Je­sus
Green Past­ures
He Is Ris­en
I’m a Child of the King
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